The policy issued Tuesday requires police to address transgendered people by their adopted names, whether it's their legally recognized name or not, and to use appropriate pronouns as chosen by the person.

The policy also gives transgender criminal suspects the right to request whether they prefer to be frisked by male or female officers, and the right to be held in a cell alone.

The rules come five months after the settlement of a lawsuit brought by a transgender woman who was arrested for refusing to leave a women's bathroom at a city homeless shelter.

The department's liaison to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community says the goal is to treat everyone with respect and dignity.